"The mother forgives the sin, the slave said the wrong thing, and she should be punished!" Xia He knelt down and raised the lantern high.

Nalan Lan'er said quietly: "Except for Wan'er, you don't care about me at all?" Let's go back to the palace, what do you do when you kneel on the ground in the middle of the night? ”

Xia He was embarrassed, got up from the ground quickly, and continued to help Nalan Lan'er forward. Wan'er, who was waiting at the gate of the palace, saw the lantern in the distance, but it was too dark and she was bright, so she was naturally not sure if it was Nalan Lan'er.

When the lantern light got closer and closer, she saw Nalan Lan'er's figure, and hurriedly greeted her and went up to do a good job. "..."

Nalan Lan'er looked at Wan'er with a smile and said, "Get up." Let's talk about it when we enter the palace. ”

Wan'er took advantage of the situation, let Nalan Lan'er's left hand on her hand, and entered the dormitory, at this time the emperor was still reviewing the folds, Nana Lan'er wanted the emperor not to come during this time, as soon as he came, she thought of the tragic destruction of her family.

Sure enough, as she wished, the emperor's red man Sun Gonggong personally came to Huayan Palace to convey: "Niangniang Jin'an, the emperor ordered the old slave to come to tell you, the recent things in the court and China have been busy, and the emperor has been reviewing and folding all night, and I hope that Niangniang will rest soon." The emperor said that he would have to come back when he was free. ”

Nalan Lan'er nodded with a smile and said, "The emperor took the time to send his father-in-law to tell him, and his father-in-law has a heart, Xia He, send his father-in-law to his grandson." ”

Xia Hefu walked up to Father-in-law Sun and said, "Father-in-law comes with the slave and maid." ”

When he walked to the gate of the palace, Xia He put the golden idea in his hand in the hand of Grandpa Sun. "Grandpa Sun has worked hard to run, this is what my mother ordered."

Grandpa Sun did not shirk it, smiled after accepting it, and left Huayan Palace.

The master of this Huayan Palace doesn't know what the charm is, after so many years, he still grabbed the Sacred Heart in and out of the Cold Palace twice, it seems that his attitude will be better in the future!

After Xia He came back, Nalan Lan'er asked casually, "Is Grandpa Sun gone?" ”

She nodded and said, "Back to Niangniang, Grandpa Sun's subordinates have left after that." ”

"Hmm." took a sip of tea indifferently, and waved his hand to signal that Xia He could go down, and there was no need for her to wait.

Xia Hefu retreated, and Wan'er and Nalan Lan'er, who were making tea, were under them in the dormitory.

When Wan'er first met Nalan Lan'er's cold clothes, she knew that she had been out for a long time. But the master didn't say it, she was really embarrassed to ask a personal maid. I just buried those doubts in my stomach and forgot it. only reported the information he collected about Yun Ziqing one by one.

"Niangniang, Yun Ziqing is the daughter of the Qipin County Order of Yuncang County as she said, her father has a low status, and she is always hit by other show girls in the same period after entering the palace, but she doesn't seem to be worried at all, she still makes some noise everywhere, I don't know if she wants to attract the emperor's attention. Seeing it with flowers and plants today, I am afraid it also has a purpose. ”

Nalan Lan'er didn't say no, she checked Yunziqing's details because she impulsively invited her to come to Huayan Palace during the day, since she was the one who came into Huayan Palace, she naturally had to investigate thoroughly to see if it was clean.

Hearing her say this at this time, I didn't bother to think about whether Yun Ziqing was pretending or what she meant, so she thought about it and asked, "Are those show girls quite resentful?" ”

Wan'er was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "This month, in addition to coming to Niangniang, the emperor is here to review and review in the imperial study, and only seven of the new show girls were left a few days ago, and these seven have not been titled, and the emperor has never announced that they are sleeping." ”

Nalan Lan'er didn't know how to feel in her heart, on the one hand, she didn't want Ye Wushuang to spoil other women, on the other hand, since the events of Queen Fengyun Yixin continued, this harem was almost empty, and the emperor almost removed all the new show girls before because of the queen incident.

Only these seven show girls were left, and there were several concubines of the same age as her.

Wan'er saw her doubts and continued: "Niangniang, now the biggest in this harem is you, but the emperor did not hand over the phoenix seal to you, but let the queen mother take charge of the harem, and the queen mother worships the Buddha, and Niangniang and other concubines do not need to ask for peace every day, so everyone's friendship is weakened." ”

After a pause, Wan'er continued: "Now that the queen's position is empty, the four concubines are only one concubine occupied by Niangniang, the nine concubines are all empty, and the rest are all show girls who can't be ranked. Niangniang, in such a position, many people are staring at it. ”

Nalan Lan'er also had a headache when she thought of this, but she sneered: "This palace still doesn't believe that anyone can directly advance to the queen's position, the affairs of the court and the palace are not clear, but the children of the prime minister's generals and other civil and military officials, there is nothing to contain for the time being, as long as it is not the queen's position, then what about the remaining new concubines." ”

Wan'er smiled: "That's right, the new concubine has to ask the mother for peace." ”

Nalan Lan'er took a sip of tea and stopped talking, this is true, the vacancy in the harem may not only stop the queen mother putting pressure on the emperor, but also the civil and military officials will all go to the emperor to advise, and when the time comes, I am afraid that the emperor will not be happy, and the harem will soon be lively.

Thinking of those show girls, Nalan Lan'er was puzzled: "Wan'er, how many concubines should be there at the same time as this palace?" What is the name of those show girls? ”

"Back to Niangniang, there are still four concubines left at the same time as Niangniang, and Liu Ronghua from the fifth grade is the daughter of the squire of the military department. He Wanrong, who is the fifth grade, is the daughter of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. There is also a five-grade Lan Wanyi and Hong Fangrong, these two have nothing to do. Jing was selected in the previous draft, and he never went there after flipping the sign once or twice during the emperor's period. ”

Nalan Lan'er nodded: "Now that the emperor has been on the throne for three years, and the state affairs have been stabilized, the matter of the harem should indeed be taken seriously." Now that I understand this, I will explain it in the future, but as a noble concubine, I don't even know how many concubines there are in the palace. ”

Wan'er said happily: "Niangniang didn't know much about the concubine or the queen before, oh, Niangniang's show girls were all promised by Shu Shipin, and so did Yun Ziqing." ”

Nalan Lan'er signaled her understanding, but she was still puzzled: "How could Yun Ziqing's exculpatory temperament be left behind?" ”

The corners of Wan'er's mouth twitched, and she said shortly: "I heard that after Niangniang gave the list to the emperor, the emperor, accompanied by the queen mother, didn't dare not choose, and ordered a few at random." ”

Nalan Lan'er: "............" She forgot about this stubble, she chose a concubine that day and she left the palace.

However, the emperor's choice of concubine is not something she should think about, first pull the queen mother off the horse, and then say, my brother is running around outside, either to collect evidence or to bring down the emperor Ye Wushuang, and capture the queen mother alive!

Thinking about it, mentioning Ye Wushuang is very sad. She can become so vicious, but she can't be ruthless to him in the end, and she hasn't fought hard, so let's hide it from him for the time being.

Wan'er looked at her and thought about it, and she also closed her mouth, I don't know if the plan will be delayed if things are developing like this, and I will discuss it with those people above.

Nalan Lan'er has changed more and more.

If you find out that the concubine is sick, Wan'er, as a personal maid, will not be implicated in such a small way, she doesn't want to leave a bad impression on the emperor.

Niangniang, it's still early in the harem late at night, don't think about it, Wan'er is waiting for you. Bed. Rest, right? Wan'er asked as she put the teapot down.

Nalan Lan'er did feel tired, and she could actually detect the slightest coolness in this autumn evening. Thinking about going in and out of the cold palace twice does hurt your body, otherwise, according to other people's cycles, I am afraid that there will be no heirs sooner.

After taking a deep breath, she stood up, Wan'er knew what she meant, and hurriedly waited for her to rest. It took a while to finish tossing. He lowered the curtain and quietly retreated to the outside to guard.

As the night became darker and darker, a figure quietly walked out of Huayan Palace.

Outside Cining Palace, a palace maid entered the door without any obstruction, and not long after standing by the door, a figure hurriedly came, and it was the face of Father-in-law An.

"Father-in-law, the slave has something to report." The palace maid whispered.

Gonggong An turned around and went in, and the palace maid didn't dare to look around, so she obediently followed behind. finally came to a secluded place, and Father-in-law An went straight in: "But what is the movement of the master of Huayan Palace?" ”

The palace maid nodded and replied in a low voice: "Niangniang actually went to the cold palace of the former emperor and concubine just now......"

Without waiting for the palace maid to continue, Gonggong An interrupted her words and was shocked: "Why did this Nalan Guifei go to the cold palace and other places?" ”

Could it be ...... When this thought came out, Grandpa An broke out in a cold sweat.

The palace maid didn't pay attention to Father-in-law's distraction, but she wanted to go back earlier, and a string of shells came out: "Niangniang asked the former emperor and concubine to say that she knew that the first emperor and concubine were pretending to be crazy, and asked the former emperor and concubine to cooperate with her to deal with the queen mother." ”

Father-in-law An grabbed the dusty pole, and his face was as black as the night sky. "Nalan...... What is Nalan Guifei ...... Who is it! ”

The palace maid seemed to be a little frightened and shook her head. Niangniang only said that if the first imperial concubine helped her, then Niangniang would help her escape from the palace. The others didn't say anything, so that the former emperor and concubine thought about it and went to reply. ”

Father-in-law An was sweating behind his frightened back, I'm afraid that this harem will be messy again?

I didn't have time to talk to the palace maid and urged: "I will tell the queen mother, you go back and be careful, don't make people suspicious." ”

"Yes, the slave and maid are gone." The palace maid left quietly and chose some dark paths to walk.

Gonggong An raised his arm and wiped the sweat on his forehead, not caring that the queen mother had rested, and immediately went to the audience to report the matter.

The queen mother was woken up by Mama Liu and learned that Gonggong An had a major event to report, although she was not in a beautiful mood, she still got up and asked Mama Liu to wait for her to dress and meet people.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, Gonggong An had already knelt in the front hall for a long time. As soon as the Queen Mother came out, she was not surprised to see Gonggong An kneeling, but after all, it was disturbing the Queen Mother's rest, and ten heads were not enough to cut off.

Gonggong An hurriedly kowtowed: "The slave knocks on the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is angry, and the slave will be punished after the slave clarifies the matter." ”

The queen mother raised her eyebrows, looked at Mama Liu beside her, walked to the top and sat down, but she didn't let Gonggong An get up and speak.